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cookieboy
08-19-2008, 10:31 PM
where can i catch some
wc fish around dallas
or whats the best freshwater store in dallas
bra8ndy8
08-19-2008, 10:32 PM
wc fish?!?! :confused:
cookieboy
08-19-2008, 10:42 PM
wild caught
kewlkatdady
08-19-2008, 10:43 PM
wc=wild caught I assume...

Go to a lake with a minnow...
see what you catch...

what are you trying to catch...
why do you want wild caught?
cookieboy
08-19-2008, 10:49 PM
im just wondering what type of fish r in dallas
where can i find a good lake
and r there catfish there
kewlkatdady
08-19-2008, 10:53 PM
you dont have a tank big enough for a catfish...

youtube catfish and watch for awhile...

local fish around here....

perch, brim, blue gill, sand bass, SM bass, black bass, crappie...

just to name a few...

You would need a 200-300 gallon tank to keep any of these for more than a few months to a year...

then you'll have to figure out what parasites they have from living in the wild.... treat them and hope that doesn't kill them...

then feeding them...they wont eat flakes... at first at least.
cookieboy
08-19-2008, 11:37 PM
i just want a small cat fish
i got a 100gal for it
kewlkatdady
08-19-2008, 11:41 PM
a small catfish turns into a BIG catfish real fast...

your tank, do as you please with it...
just know that a catfish f'up a tank pretty fast...

If you want some cats that stay small...

look for some these...http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=857

or the s. lucipinnis
bra8ndy8
08-20-2008, 10:47 PM
I think with a Aro in a 100 gallon you have enough big fish for one tank.
misplacedsooner
08-20-2008, 11:39 PM
an arowanna in a 100 gallon is a major challenge in itself and probably shouldnt be done long term. i had one 2 1/2 feet and had to give him away along with a p. niger catfish that was 2 foot.....not in the same tank, he was in a 220. alot of those little or mid size cats you can pick up at lfs that are so cute can turn into monsters and like jerod said wreak your tank. not much room + a startled fish = bad times for you and your tank. think about this for a bit before you start throwing tank busters in a 100 gallon tank.....there are alot of consequenses. just trying to help.
mike
arnold
08-21-2008, 08:06 AM
If you have the time energy space and are willing to spend a couple hundred bucks, you can build a fiberglass or non toxic epoxy paint tank lined up to around 1000 gallons and with the proper filtration you can keep monster fish on a "budget". Expect to be buying lots of good qualty pelets and or minnows.
If you just want to catch keep a yr and release thats an option for 100 gallon but still kinda small, and like mentioned you may have to deal with parasites. An outdoor pool not in direct sunlight can be had for a few hundred bucks, but keeping those kind of fish can be a chalenge. You can do it, but 100 gallon would just be a starting point, either be prepared to release and hope they make it after becoming used to people feeding them, (east target for a weekend fisherman) or expect to upsize dramaticaly.
It can be done but you need to be sure thats really what you want to do and are willing to go to the effort.
There are small wc fish scatered around the area, and if you drive down south you can catch sunfish, texas cichlids and mollys wc that are very much doable in the home aquaria, still they are used to lots of room and even the wc mollys do best in big tanks.